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Madonna, Stuart Price & Honey Dijon Knock Out New York City With Club Confessions
Madonna transformed Queens' Knockdown Center into the New York City edition of "Club Confessions" on Saturday 11 July, a free party celebrating her latest album, Confessions II. The event took place the night before the record was confirmed as her 10th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, underlining her enduring dominance in dance-pop and the strength of demand, with queues reportedly stretching several blocks.
The night featured Confessions II co-producer Stuart Price and frequent Madonna remixer Honey Dijon on the decks, alongside Fcukers, Junior Sanchez and Sam-E, with the crowd including Kim Petras, Sky Ferreira and Bob the Drag Queen. Doors opened at 10 p.m. and Madonna took to the stage at around 1:10 a.m., performing a setlist dominated by Confessions II tracks plus older cuts such as "Get Together", "Thief of Hearts" and the 1983 song "Physical Attraction". Highlights included mass singalongs to "I Feel So Free" and the autobiographical "Danceteria", whose lyrics the crowd appeared to know despite the album being barely a week old.
In short
- Madonna threw a free Club Confessions party in Queens on 11 July.
- It came the night before Confessions II hit No. 1.
- Stuart Price and Honey Dijon DJ'd alongside star-studded guests.
Explained simply
Madonna marked the release of her new album Confessions II by hosting a free party at a venue in Queens, New York City on 11 July. The event, called Club Confessions, attracted large crowds, with queues reportedly stretching several blocks.
The party was headlined by Stuart Price, who co-produced Confessions II, alongside Honey Dijon, a DJ who has frequently remixed Madonna's music. Madonna herself performed from approximately 1:10 a.m., delivering a mix of tracks from the new album and songs from earlier in her career.
Confessions II topped the Billboard 200 chart, her tenth number-one album, demonstrating her continued commercial success. The event and album underscore the enduring demand for her work in dance-pop music.